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Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Parks and gardens of Melbourne|Parks and gardens of Melbourne]]: Melbourne is considered to be Australia's garden city, and Victoria as the Garden State. There is an abundance of parks and gardens close to the CBD (Central Business District) with a variety of common and rare plant species amid landscaped vistas, pedestrian pathways, and tree lined avenues. Many regional towns have well tended botanic gardens, parks and tree lined avenues. | Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Parks and gardens of Melbourne|Parks and gardens of Melbourne]]: Melbourne is considered to be Australia's garden city, and Victoria as the Garden State. There is an abundance of parks and gardens close to the CBD (Central Business District) with a variety of common and rare plant species amid landscaped vistas, pedestrian pathways, and tree lined avenues. Many regional towns have well tended botanic gardens, parks and tree lined avenues. | ||
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'''Maps''': [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1q7Ya9oyC5VY6u1s_K-piecv9PD4&ll=-37.536699726856234%2C144.8776187753906&z=9 Melbourne Sharing City] | |||
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:[[wikipedia:Transport_in_Melbourne#Public_transport|Melbourne, Public transport]]: Melbourne is served by a public transport system integrating rail, tram and bus services. Its extensive tram network is the largest in the world, integrated into both bus and train networks. Almost 300 bus routes and a train system comprising 16 lines service Melbourne, Greater Melbourne and suburban regions. Metropolitan, rural and interstate railway networks link together at Southern Cross Station, in Melbourne's CBD (Central Business District). | :[[wikipedia:Transport_in_Melbourne#Public_transport|Melbourne, Public transport]]: Melbourne is served by a public transport system integrating rail, tram and bus services. Its extensive tram network is the largest in the world, integrated into both bus and train networks. Almost 300 bus routes and a train system comprising 16 lines service Melbourne, Greater Melbourne and suburban regions. Metropolitan, rural and interstate railway networks link together at Southern Cross Station, in Melbourne's CBD (Central Business District). | ||
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:[[wikipedia:Trams in Melbourne|Trams in Melbourne]]: The tramway network is a major form of public transport in Melbourne. As of May 2014, the network consisted of 250 kilometres of track, 493 trams, 25 routes, and 1,763 tram stops. It is the largest urban tramway network in the world, ahead of the networks in St. Petersburg (240 km), [[Berlin]] (190 km), Moscow (181 km) and Vienna (172 km). Trams are the second most used form of public transport in overall boardings in Melbourne after the commuter railway network, with a total of 182.7 million passenger trips in 2012/13. | :[[wikipedia:Trams in Melbourne|Trams in Melbourne]]: The tramway network is a major form of public transport in Melbourne. As of May 2014, the network consisted of 250 kilometres of track, 493 trams, 25 routes, and 1,763 tram stops. It is the largest urban tramway network in the world, ahead of the networks in St. Petersburg (240 km), [[Berlin]] (190 km), Moscow (181 km) and Vienna (172 km). Trams are the second most used form of public transport in overall boardings in Melbourne after the commuter railway network, with a total of 182.7 million passenger trips in 2012/13. | ||
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== News and comment == | |||
'''2019''' | |||
'''Feb 11''' Regenerating forgotten urban places: 3000acres <ref>[https://locavoremagazine.co/regenerating-forgotten-urban-places-3000acres/ Locavore]</ref> | |||
Melbourne becomes first city with all council infrastructure powered by renewables, Jan 16 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/17/melbourne-becomes-first-city-with-all-council-infrastructure-powered-by-renewables The Guardian]</ref> | |||
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Fruit and vegetable gardens turn Melbourne into edible city, Mar 6 <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-06/fruit-and-vegetable-gardens-turn-melbourne-into-edible-city/7216882 abc.net.au]</ref> | Fruit and vegetable gardens turn Melbourne into edible city, Mar 6 <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-06/fruit-and-vegetable-gardens-turn-melbourne-into-edible-city/7216882 abc.net.au]</ref> | ||
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'''2015''' | |||
December 11 [http://festival21.com.au/ festival21], all-day celebration of community, food and future. | |||
February 7 - 28 [http://www.slf.org.au/ The Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival/Foundation], held annually every February. | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == |
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The city also has multiple challenges:
ContextMelbourne has a temperate climate with changeable weather and frequent winds. Suitable urban design for these conditions must include windbreaks and sheltered nooks, for example small parks which catch the sun in the colder months but offer protection from wind. Urban sprawl is very advanced, but public transport is relatively good, by Australian standards, especially within approximately 10 km of the city centre. Sustainability initiativesMelbourne, like other large cities, has multiple sustainability initiatives going on. Some of these are:
In 2014, a new deliberative democratic forum, The Future Melbourne Network, was launched to discuss options and solutions to major challenges facing Melbourne, in areas such as housing, transport, and including issues such as climate change. See also the external links to high-level projects below.
Initiatives by topicClimate actionZero Net Emissions, information from the City of Melbourne. The City has set an ambitious target for Melbourne to become a carbon neutral city by 2020. Cycling activismCritical Mass bicycle rides in Melbourne Wikipedia:
Food activismVeg Out community gardens, Melbourne
HerbShare, project in Melbourne to bring neighbours together to create a new food commons by mapping herbs and other food growing in front yards and public areas, on facebook Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
Open spacesWikipedia: Parks and gardens of Melbourne: Melbourne is considered to be Australia's garden city, and Victoria as the Garden State. There is an abundance of parks and gardens close to the CBD (Central Business District) with a variety of common and rare plant species amid landscaped vistas, pedestrian pathways, and tree lined avenues. Many regional towns have well tended botanic gardens, parks and tree lined avenues. SharingMaps: Melbourne Sharing City Sustainable transport activismSee also: Melbourne Sustainable Transport Reform Wikipedia:
Trees, woodland and forestMelbourne's Urban Forest, information from the City of Melbourne Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'
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News and comment2019 Feb 11 Regenerating forgotten urban places: 3000acres [1] Melbourne becomes first city with all council infrastructure powered by renewables, Jan 16 [2] 2017 Stressed street trees: mapping the urban forests to save them – and us, Mar 27 [3] Melbourne's trams to be solar powered, Jan 19 [4] 2016 Climate change: Melbourne renewable energy project provides global blueprint, Jun 10 [5] Melbourne plan to make 25% of trips by bicycle 'ambitious but achievable', March 11 [6] Fruit and vegetable gardens turn Melbourne into edible city, Mar 6 [7] Events2015 December 11 festival21, all-day celebration of community, food and future. February 7 - 28 The Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival/Foundation, held annually every February. Resources
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Citizens data initiativeCity of Melbourne Open Data portal See alsoInterwikiWikipedia: Melbourne, Melbourne, Environment Greenlivingpedia: Melbourne (category) External links
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